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Sew Wild

Author : Alisa Burke

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 376 pages

File Size : 46,46 MB

Release : 2013-05-15

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 1620333201

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Book Description

Sew Wild liberates you! Enjoy unlimited freedom to color, pattern, and customize your own fabric with fun, spectacular results. Get wild with printing, painting, drawing, stenciling, and other surface design methods and unique materials such as plastic bags, photographs, and cardboard. Dive into 12 simple sewing projects to make colorful, wearable, and hip designs, including a stunning wall quilt, adorable hats for kids or adults, a pretty wreath, cuff bracelets, and a modern ruffled apron. Artist Alisa Burke demonstrates many of the techniques and essentials of surface design and sewing on an included DVD. In addition to the in-depth video instruction, you'll get a bonus project exclusively on the DVD. Whether you're already a rule-breaker or you're looking to improvise, Sew Wild shows you how to create fabric and designs that explode with color, pattern, and soul.



Embroidered Animals

Author : Yumiko Higuchi

Publisher : Shambhala Publications

Page : 97 pages

File Size : 38,85 MB

Release : 2021-05-18

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 1611808863

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Book Description

A lively and accessible book featuring embroidery motifs and sewing projects that highlight the wonder and beauty of the animal kingdom with designs for foxes, cats, owls, zebras, and pandas. From elegant birds to adorable rabbits and wonderfully simple sheep, the 25 motifs and patterns in this book offer both a modern flair and an organic true-to-nature style. The whimsical animal designs--ranging from wild wolves, cheetahs, and giraffes to cuddly and cute bears, cats, dogs, monkeys, and pigs--can be incorporated into any of the sewing projects included, such as bags, pillows, bookmarks, and sachets, so that beginner and experienced embroiderers can mix and match patterns according to their own interest and skill.



Wild Things

Author : Kirsty Hartley

Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Page : 406 pages

File Size : 49,94 MB

Release : 2015-05-07

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 0297871269

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Book Description

The Wild Things Funky Little Dresses clothing range brings exciting and mythical clothing to your child's wardrobe; now you can make your own everyday play clothes to bring to life. WILD THINGS: FUNKY LITTLE CLOTHES TO SEW will inspire makers of all abilities to create something exciting for their children that they will really want to wear. Drawing on simple shape and whimsical imagery, the step-by-step projects include dresses, hats, jackets and dungarees, as well as some simple accessories and keepsake gifts with a little heart and soul. With themes from enchanted woodland to summer essentials for beginners, and outfits including a baby mouse dress, Red Riding Hood Cape and Mr Wolf jacket, this book adds a spark of adventure to everyday clothes.



Wild Things to Sew and Wear

Author : Molly Goodall

Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin

Page : 128 pages

File Size : 50,9 MB

Release : 2014-10-01

Category : Children's clothing

ISBN : 9780711236011

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Book Description

Wild Things to Sew and Wear is a collection of 15 animal-inspired designs that are as fun to make as they are to wear – simple, bold and playful clothes and accessories that children of all ages won’t want to take off. A comprehensive techniques section shows you how to lay out pattern pieces on the fabric, transfer markings, and cut with confidence. The easy-to-follow patterns suit all levels, from beginner to advanced, and include a range of sizes, including matching designs for adults. Creating clothing which inspires play, author Molly Goodall uses classic tailoring techniques mixed with contemporary styling – the perfect projects for imaginative crafters looking for something unique.



Boho Embroidery

Author : Nichole Vogelsinger

Publisher : Lucky Spool

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 40,37 MB

Release : 2016-12-13

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 9781940655208

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Book Description

Let's talk about tools -- Let's talk about my favorite stitches -- Let's talk about fabric -- Let's talk about stitching outside the hoop -- Let's talk about inspiration to stitch -- Let's talk about thrifting for old treasures -- Let's talk about stitching what you see.



Sew Any Fabric

Author : Claire Shaeffer

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 420 pages

File Size : 45,2 MB

Release : 2003-11-10

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 1440220336

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Book Description

Fabric Basics at Your Fingertips Have you ever wished you could call an expert and ask for a five-minute explanation on the particulars of a fabric you are sewing? Claire Shaeffer provides this key information for 88 of today's most popular fabrics. In this handy, easy-to-follow reference, she guides you through all the basics while providing hints, tips, and suggestions base don her 20-plus years as a college instructor, pattern designers, and author. In each concise chapter, Claire shares fabric facts, design ideas, workroom secrets, and her sewing checklist, as well as her sewability classification to advice you on the difficulty of sewing each fabric. Color photographs offer further ideas. The succeeding sections offer sewing techniques and advice on needles, threads, stabilizers, and interfacings. Claire's unique fabric/fiber dictionary cross-reference over 600 additional fabrics. An invaluable reference for any one who sews, Sew Any Fabric provides practical, clear information for novices and inspiration for more experienced sewers who are looking for new ideas and techniques.



Hip to Stitch

Author : Melinda Barta

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 361 pages

File Size : 40,3 MB

Release : 2013-05-01

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 1620333074

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Book Description

Ideas for embellishing beautiful garments and home decor to add personal touches are presented with easy, step-by-step instructions, illustrations, and 38 stitch techniques and 20 hand-embroidered projects, in this stylish stitching how-to. Included are motifs to dress up a skirt, day tripper bags, a guitar pick case, a picnic baby bib, a butterfly picture frame, hand-embroidered pillows, stitched note cards, and heirloom scrapbooks. Throughout the book are helpful tips and hints such as hiding knots and thread tails, sewing a pocket, making durable stitches, and working with silk and wire. In addition to teaching the basics, this guide can make projects ambitious by experimenting with stitches and the number and placement of motifs so that even experienced stitchers will find renewed inspiration for embroidery.



Sew a Backyard Adventure

Author : Susan Maw

Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc

Page : 186 pages

File Size : 16,3 MB

Release : 2013-03-19

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 1607056682

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Book Description

Get your kids camping, playing, and exploring with 21 fun-to-make projects that provide countless hours of indoor and outdoor enjoyment for both boys and girls. Everything you need to outfit a child to go adventuring is here: backpacks, teepees, sleeping bags, sun hats, cargo vests and shorts, outdoor-themed bedroom sets with quilts, and much more. The whole family will also enjoy the bonus nature-themed crafts and recipes for camp treats like Peanut Butter S’Mores. • Encourage children to put down their electronics and discover the joy of the outdoors • Projects include detailed, step-by-step instructions and template patterns • Bonus activities include finger puppets and reference cards for identifying animal tracks





Thimbleberries Oh Sew Cozy Flannel Quilts

Author : Lynette Jensen

Publisher : Publishing Solutions, LLC

Page : 134 pages

File Size : 26,78 MB

Release : 2004

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 9781932533040

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Book Description

From fabric designer, author, and quilting expert Lynette Jensen comes the coziest quilt book ever. Over 20 quilting projects using the famous Thimbleberries designs bring flannel into a whole new spectrum, as both a fashionable and practical fabric. Color photos & illustrations throughout.